Students at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) are conducting a sit-in to protest the Israeli military offensive in Gaza.

“One thing to know is our school is a leading school when it comes to political sciences, when it comes to international relations and international law, so it is important for us, regarding what is happening right now in Palestine, to speak up,” Sophie, a spokesperson for the students, told Al Jazeera.

She added that they are calling for a town hall, for Sciences Po to cut ties with Israeli universities and for all investigations into pro-Palestinian students to be cancelled.

“We feel silenced because we are not heard by the administration. We have been demanding what I’m telling you since October now. Plus we have been under several threats every time we were organising events,” she said.

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